A resource to help understand the different emotions we feel around Christmas

The Christmas holiday can be complicated, stressful and traumatic. It often starts with unrealistic expectations and can lead to issues around family, relationships, loneliness and disappointment. This resource together with Who are you? Where are you going? provide a starting point for individual conversations with young and/or vulnerable people.

Whether it be a new school, home or relationship, the experience of a new beginning can raise many questions and emotions.
This resource explores the theme of beginnings, drawing on the imagery in the Emotional Learning Cards set, Who are you? Where are you going?
Particularly useful when working with students who are experiencing a new school or class.

In July 2013, A Space and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies (CPS) at the University of Essex co-hosted a conference at Iniva Creative Learning on the challenges and opportunities presented when working therapeutically with adolescents in secondary schools.

This paper by Sue Kegerris reflects on the challenges of delivering counselling and psychotherapy services in schools.

You can read A Space Director, Lyn French’s context for this conference in her blog, Exploring Adolescence

Papers were given by Angie Doran, Researcher, Sue Kegerreis, Director (CPS) and Lyn French on related subjects.

This paper by Sue Kegerris reflects on the challenges of delivering counselling and psychotherapy services in schools.

In July 2013,A Space and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies (CPS) at the University of Essex co-hosted a conference at Iniva Creative Learning on the challenges and opportunities presented when working therapeutically with adolescents in secondary schools.

This paper by Lyn French gives further context to the research she has commissioned and how it is applied throughout A Space’s work.

You can read A Space Director, Lyn French’s context for this conference in her blog, Exploring Adolescence

Papers were given by Angie Doran, Researcher, Sue Kegerreis, Director (CPS) and Lyn French on related subjects.

In July 2013,A Space and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies (CPS) at the University of Essex co-hosted a conference at Iniva Creative Learning on the challenges and opportunities presented when working therapeutically with adolescents in secondary schools.

This paper by Angie Doran describes her research, which aims to explore the ways in which, with increased casework experience, school-based psychodynamic therapists adjust their practice to address the challenges they face.

You can read A Space Director, Lyn French’s context for this conference in our blog.

Papers were given by Angie Doran, Researcher, Sue Kegerreis, Director (CPS) and Lyn French on related subjects.

Uses a selection of 5 cards from the “What do you feel?” set of Emotional Learning Cards as a means to explore the roots of shame in childhood and family.

Shame is a common emotion, often derived from our childhood and family experiences. When our feelings of shame are repressed it can be damaging to us and those around us.
This resource supports teachers, therapists and counselors to sensitively explore the topic of shame. From an initial reading of the images on the cards, the resource presents a series of questions and conversation tips to explore the topic of shame and encourages the participant to personally reflect on how it affects their behaviour and actions.Suitable for all ages in one to one sessions.

This resource packet contains:
3 x Worksheets that can be printed and used in individual or group therapy sessions or provide stimulus for developing your own ideas. Each worksheet features a creative task with two activity choices:
1) An image can be made relating to the emotional learning cards discussed.
2) Or use the art sheets provided at the back of the pack to create patterns based on helicopter seeds & leaves which can be decorated in imaginative ways to reflect endings in nature.

A working example of how an entire workshop can be created out of a single card. This resource describes a workshop carried out with pupils from years 5 and 6 (ages 9 and 10) around the Franklyn Rogers card.

The resource will gives teachers and art educators an idea of the range of creative activity that can come from using the cards in a group or classroom setting.
The workshop described was designed by A Space.